diff --git a/test/integration/api_test/api_test.rb b/test/integration/api_test/api_test.rb
index af6b7b492..f3539d4a0 100644
--- a/test/integration/api_test/api_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/api_test/api_test.rb
@@ -55,4 +55,12 @@ def test_head_response_should_have_empty_body
     assert_response :no_content
     assert_equal '', response.body
   end
+
+  def test_setting_api_limit_should_limit_response_item_count
+    with_settings :api_limit => 5 do
+      get '/users.xml?limit=5', :headers => credentials('admin')
+      assert_select 'users[type=array][total_count][limit="5"][offset="0"]'
+      assert_select 'users user', 5
+    end
+  end
 end